A Japanese soldier captured by American forces in the Philippines, recounts his experiences in an American prisoner of war camp, and describes how the experiences there shaped his thinking[...]
This haunting novel explores the complete degradation and isolation of a man by war. Set on a Philippine island during World War II where the Japanese army is disintegrating under the blows of the American forces landings, Private Tamura's own private battles cost him first his hope and then his san[...]